The ruling on the validity of a marriage contract without official documentation
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient for a marriage to be valid if its conditions and pillars are present, without going to the official marriage officer and without writing it down? Is this valid? Is it sufficient for a marriage to be valid if its conditions and pillars are present, without going to the official marriage officer and without official documentation, does the marriage become valid by that?
Answer:
Yes, if its conditions and pillars are present, it is valid, even if it is not documented in the court or with the official officer. These are additional procedures that are necessary for the sake of the official regulations, but the marriage itself is valid. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient for a marriage to be valid if its conditions and pillars are present, without going to the official marriage officer and without writing it down? Is this valid? Is it sufficient for a marriage to be valid if its conditions and pillars are present, without going to the official marriage officer and without official documentation, does the marriage become valid by that?
Answer:
Yes, if its conditions and pillars are present, it is valid, even if it is not documented in the court or with the official officer. These are additional procedures that are necessary for the sake of the official regulations, but the marriage itself is valid. Yes.
Source
كتابة النكاح — alfawzan.live
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